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Author: Don Yaeger
What Baseball and John Smoltz Can Teach Us About Being a Great Teammate
When All Else Fails…Adjust
They know how – and when – to adjust their game plan
With the start of another Major League Baseball season on the horizon, I figured I’d toss this month’s dialogue of Greatness around Atlanta Braves legend John Smoltz. Throughout a 21-year career, his talent and drive as a pitcher created Hall of Fame worthy statistics, but he’s far from the typical...
Super Bowl Siblings
The storyline has gotten a lot of attention these last couple of weeks, but as most anyone who follows sports know, this weekend’s Super Bowl will be the first ever pitting two brothers against each other as the head coach of the competing teams. Jim Harbaugh’s San Francisco 49ers are slight favorites over older brother John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens.
Chevron
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Microsoft
“After having the opportunity to listen to Don’s message on leadership and Greatness, I immediately decided my team would find significant value by being exposed to Don and his philosophies on both business and personal growth and character.”Eric Martorano | Sr. Director, U.S. SMB Channel Group, Microsoft Corporation
Hewlett Packard
“I particularly enjoyed your encouragement of my team to see themselves as winners from the moment they wake up each morning. The ability to visualize victory is the kind of lesson every sales person can make use of.”Bill Swales | Former Vice President, HP
Alabama Pharmacy Association
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Belle Tire
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Lombardi Time
As the NFL Playoffs continue to take us further from the regular season routine and closer to Super Bowl dreams, I can’t help but tap into my appreciation for the iconic figure who won the very first Super Bowl in NFL history. Back in January of 1967, Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi captured the trophy (which would eventually bear his name) in a 35-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The endless wit...